On his first album, young Jake Bugg was heralded by some critics as a future Bob Dylan. On this, the first clip from his upcoming sophomore disc, if you believe the early YouTube commentors, Jake is now channeling Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys. Regardless, even though this b/w piece is just him lipsynching along, he has a certain poise rare for a man his age — he wants to let the music speak for itself. No problem.
Can Jake Bugg get attention with a ballad at Open Mic Night with a most unruly crowd? Of course he can, even without these folks knowing that Rick Rubin re-recorded the track with the rising UK star.
We first covered Jake Bugg "Two Fingers" back in October, 2012, but the song is just starting to take off and it seems the marketing folks felt the need for a less British introduction than the Jamie Thraves video.
Director Tim Nackashi places the electronic music of Sub Focus within a beautiful natural evironement, but with a variety of mirror image and other effects that hypnotize and prepate you for the sci-fi finale. --> watch "Tidal Waves"
It's been a while since we've seen a promo — as they say over in the UK — from Jamie Thraves, who directed the Radiohead classic "Just" and Coldplay "Scientist" both of which trigger huge emotions on a grand scale. This clip for "Two Fingers" — the UK equivalent of The Finger — is something different and smaller, yet just as successful as it effortlessly captures newcomer Jake Bugg leaving his messed-up home in Nottingham for a shot at stardom.
Supporting Lionel Richie's upcoming album Tuskegee, celebrating his Southern heritage via countryfied remakes of his biggest hits. Shania Twain guests on this track, while other guests include Kenny Chesney, Kenny Rogers, Rascal Flatts and many others. And with all due respect to Jennifer Nettles, it's unlikley any version of "Hello" can top the viral making the rounds.
And all UK pop star Pixie Lott wants do is dance, dance, dance in this sleek and sexy minimalist video. --> watch "What Do You Take Me For"
Pixie Lott f/ Pusha T"What Do You Take Me For" (Mercury)Declan Whitebloom, director | Helen Potter, producer | Black Dog Films, production co | Tat Radcliffe, DP | Caroline Story, production designer | Sheryl Murakami, choreographer | Svana Gisla, Jill Hammer, exec. producer | Tom Bird, commissioner
The song is The City, but the video is The Beach. Alt-Pop singer Patrick Wolf and crew gallivant around the Santa Monica Pier, kicking out this tune and being psychologically, if not physically, far far away from the interspersed shots of austere modern office buildings. --> watch "The City"
